Method and apparatus for providing adaptable media content in a communication network

ABSTRACT

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for determining an emotional characteristic associated with a user according to biologic information received from a mobile communication device, receiving, from the mobile communication device, availability information associated with the user, modifying a first version of a media selection according to the emotional characteristic of the user to generate a second version of the media selection, and transmitting the second version of the media selection to the mobile communication device associated with the user for presentation at the mobile communication device. The modifying can include selecting, for inclusion in the second version of the media selection, a first portion of the first version of the media selection corresponding to the emotional characteristic. Other embodiments are disclosed.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.15/055,824, filed Feb. 29, 2016. The contents of the foregoing arehereby incorporated by reference into this application as if set forthherein in full.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The subject disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for providingadaptable media content in a communication network.

BACKGROUND

Modern telecommunications systems provide consumers with telephonycapabilities while accessing a large variety of content. Consumers areno longer bound to specific locations when communicating with others orwhen enjoying multimedia content or accessing the varied resourcesavailable via the Internet. Network capabilities have expanded and havecreated additional interconnections and new opportunities for usingmobile communication devices in a variety of situations. Intelligentdevices offer new means for experiencing network interactions in waysthat anticipate consumer desires and provide solutions to problems.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are notnecessarily drawn to scale, and wherein:

FIG. 1 depicts illustrative embodiments of a system for adapting mediacontent in a communication network;

FIG. 2 depicts illustrative embodiments of a system for adapting mediacontent in a communication network;

FIG. 3 depicts illustrative embodiments of a method used in portions ofthe system described in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIGS. 4-5 depict illustrative embodiments of communication systems thatprovide configurable event content according to the embodimentsillustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 6 depicts an illustrative embodiment of a web portal forinteracting with the communication systems of FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 5;

FIG. 7 depicts an illustrative embodiment of a communication device; and

FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic representation of a machine in the form of acomputer system within which a set of instructions, when executed, maycause the machine to perform any one or more of the methods describedherein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The subject disclosure describes, among other things, illustrativeembodiments for a system and method for providing dynamically adaptable,media content in a communication network. A user of a devices, such as amobile communication device, computer device, and/or media processordevice, can be monitored on a continuous basis via one or more sensors.The sensors can detect biological information from the user, were thebiologic information can body information (e.g., temperature, heartrate, respiration, blood pressure), and where the body information canbe audio information and/or visual information. The biologic informationcan be analyzed by the system to determine one or more emotionalcharacteristics of the user. If the system receives a request to providea media selection to the user by, for example, streaming the mediaselection to a user equipment (UE) of the user, then the system can usean emotional characteristic of the user (derived from the biologicinformation) to determine how the media selection can be adapted to fitthe user's current emotional characteristic. The media selection can bemodified by selecting, from the media selection, a set of media contentthat corresponds to the emotional characteristic of the user. Forexample, if the biologic indicates a user that is in a happy mood, thenthe system can modify the user's selection of the movie, “Mrs.Doubtfire,” to only retain the parts of the movie that are funny orhappy, while discarding the unhappy or stressful parts of the movie. Theuser can receive a stream of the “happy version” of Mrs. Doubtfire. Thesystem can also access information indicating the user's available timefor experiencing the media selection, and can, in turn edit the mediaselection so as to create a runtime that fits the user's availability.Other embodiments are described in the subject disclosure.

One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include a server deviceincluding a memory to store executable instructions and a processorcommunicatively coupled to the memory. The processor, responsive toexecuting the executable instructions, can perform operations forreceiving a request to provide a first media selection to user equipmentassociated with a user. The processor can perform operations forreceiving, from a mobile communication device, first biologicinformation collected from the user, and, in turn, determining a firstemotional characteristic associated with the user according to the firstbiologic information. The processor can also perform operations forreceiving first availability information associated with the user. Theprocessor can further perform operations for modifying a first versionof the first media selection according to the first emotionalcharacteristic of the user and the first availability information of theuser to generate a second version of the first media selection, and, inturn, transmitting the second version of the first media selection tothe user equipment associated with the user for presentation at the userequipment. The modifying can include selecting, for inclusion in thesecond version of the first media selection, a first portion of thefirst version of the first media selection corresponding to the firstemotional characteristic. A first runtime of the second version of thefirst media selection can correspond to the first availabilityinformation.

One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include a method,operating at a system comprising a processor, including collectingbiologic information associated with a user and, in turn, transmittingthe biologic information to a media server. The method can includereceiving a first version of a media selection from the media server,wherein the first version comprises a first portion of the mediaselection. The first portion can be selected from the media selectionaccording to an emotional characteristic associated with the user thatis determined according to the biologic information associated with theuser. The method can also include presenting the first version of themedia selection.

One or more aspects of the subject disclosure include a machine-readablestorage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executedby a processor, facilitate performance of operations, includingdetermining an emotional characteristic associated with a user accordingto biologic information received from a mobile communication device. Theoperations can also include receiving, from the mobile communicationdevice, availability information associated with the user. Theoperations can further include modifying a first version of a mediaselection according to the emotional characteristic of the user togenerate a second version of the media selection, and, in turn,transmitting the second version of the media selection to the mobilecommunication device associated with the user for presentation at themobile communication device. The modifying can include selecting, forinclusion in the second version of the media selection, a first portionof the first version of the media selection corresponding to theemotional characteristic.

Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2, a communication system 100 isillustrated. The system 100 can provide wireless communication services,including voice, video data and/or messaging services to mobilecommunications devices 116 and other computer devices 118. The system100 can provide wireline communication services, such as serving as anInternet Service Provider (ISP) for computer devices 118. The system 100can provide subscription television services via wired and/or wirelesscommunications. For example, the system 100 can provide streaming mediacontent to a mobile communication device 116, via a cellular link 117,to a computer device 118, via a wired or wireless gateway 104, or to atelevision or monitor device 108, via a set-top box device 106. System100 can enable wireless communication services over a number ofdifferent networks, such as between mobile communication devices 116 andcomputer devices 118. Mobile communication devices 116 can include anumber of different types of devices that are capable of voice, video,data and/or messaging communications, including cellular phones,smartphones, personal computers, media processing devices, and so forth.

In one or more embodiments, the communication system 100 can provideaccess to an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network150 to facilitated combined services of circuit-switched andpacket-switched systems. The IMS network 150 can be accessed, forexample, via one or more cellular base stations 117. For example, amobile communication device 116 can connect to a cellular base station117 via a wireless communication signal. The mobile communication device116 can communication, via the IMS network 150, with other mobilecommunication devices, with landline communication devices, and with anInternet Protocol (IP) network 155, such as the Internet or theworld-wide web (WWW). The communication system 100 can providecommunications and sharing of various resources between mobilecommunication devices 116 and various devices, such as computer devices118, which are connected to the IP network 155.

In one or more embodiments, the system 100 can include a dynamicadaptive content server 130. The adaptive content server 130 can receivemedia content from a content database 175. The content database 175 canbe a collection of databases, combining databases that are part of asubscription media service, such a satellite and/or cable televisionprovider and/or over-the-air or cable/satellite television channel,and/or an Internet-based content provider. The adaptive content server130 can receive media content in various forms, including but notlimited to, broadcast media content, movies, video-on-demand content,and/or live events. In one or more embodiments, herein, the adaptivecontent server 130 can receive the media content as video streams and/oras complete files.

In one or more embodiments, a subscriber can access the adaptive contentserver 130 from a device, such a mobile communication device 116, acomputer device 118, or a television 108. In one example, a subscriberusing a mobile communication device 116 can connect to the dynamiccontent server via the IMS network 150. The adaptive content server 130can be accessed by a client application executing at the mobilecommunication device 116. In one or more embodiments, the adaptivecontent server 130 can access a subscription server 135 to authenticatethe subscriber and/or the mobile communication device 116. The clientapplication can require the subscriber to enter verificationinformation, such as a username and passcode, which can be authenticatedagainst a subscriber profile that is maintained at the subscriber server135. In another example, the subscription server can maintainverification information for the mobile communication device 116,itself, such that the subscriber does not need to enter verificationinformation. In one or more embodiments, the subscriber can access theadaptive content server 130 via the IP network 155 using, for example, agateway device 104. The computer device 118 can use a client applicationor a general purpose browser to contact the adaptive content server 130via a portal. The adaptive content server 130 can use the subscriptionserver 130 for authenticating portal access by the computer device 118using subscriber and/or machine verification. In one or moreembodiments, the television or monitor device 108 can access theadaptive content server 130 via a media processor device 106, such as aset-top box. The media processor device 106 can communicate with theadaptive content server 130 via the IP network 155 and/or a privatenetwork. The adaptive content server 130 can authentic the mediaprocessor device 106 via the subscription server 135. In one or moreembodiments, the adaptive content server 130 can connect and communicatewith devices 116, 118, and 108 for providing streaming content servicesusing other techniques, such as satellite communication links andoptical links.

In one or more embodiments, the adaptive content server 130 can maintainpreference information 134 that is associated with subscribers to thecontent services. The preference information can include preferences forhow content is delivered, types of devices 116 that the subscribersuses, and types or genres of content that the subscriber prefers. In oneor more embodiments, the preference information 134 can includesubscriber preferences particular media selections, genres of mediacontent, actors/actresses, and so forth. For example, the subscriber mayprefer to view science fiction films from the 1960s, and the preferenceinformation 134 can include this as part of the preference information.In one embodiment, the preference information can include thesubscriber's preferences for how to dynamically adapt the selected mediacontent. For example, subscriber may prefer that the subscriber'scurrent location and available time for viewing a media selection begiven high priority when the adaptive content server 130 modifies themedia selection, while the detected emotional characteristic of thesubscriber is given low priority during any modification of the mediaselection. In one or more embodiments, the adaptive content server 130can maintain these preferences in the preference information to link,for example, a particular subscriber (e.g., Anna) with a particular typeof media content (e.g., Horror Series), a particular television networkor website (e.g., A&E Network), and a set of adaptations that wereperformed on a prior selected media content item (e.g., Episode 7,Season 4, adapted episode according to subscriber's available time of 15minutes and location of commuting to work on subway).

In one or more embodiments, the preference information can include pastpreferences and configurations that the subscriber has specificallyselected, as well as preferences and configurations that the adaptivecontent server 130 has derived for the subscriber. The subscriber canprovide preferences by entering information, responding to queriesduring the viewing of content (e.g., “Do you prefer adaption accordingto adaption criteria “A, B, and C” or adaptation criteria “B, D, andE”), and/or by accepting default configurations. The adaptive contentserver 130 can monitor for changes in preferences by comparing currentpreferences to past preference, and determine whether to update thesubscriber's preferences. In one embodiment, the adaptive content server130 can update the subscriber's preference information every time thesubscriber requests a different media selection, a different adaptationplan, or accepts an adaptation plan that is suggested by the adaptivecontent server 130. In another embodiment, the adaptive content server130 can determine if a change in a preference during a current mediacontent session is significant enough to trigger an update in thepreference information that is saved at the preference informationdatabase 134. For example, the subscriber may be a frequent viewer of anightly talk show. He may have a preferred adaption, where the adaptivecontent server 130 generates a 12 minute version of the 30 minute showby selecting all of the jokes from the show. The adaptive content server130 can generate a version of the nightly talk show that fits hisavailable timing (e.g., he has twelve minutes for watching the show) andhis preferred content (e.g., he want to see all of the jokes). If, forexample, the subscriber is available to watch the entire media selectionand, further, has directed the adaptive content server 130 to providethe entire media selection, excepting the commercial breaks. Theadaptive content server 130 can provide the media selection, asdirected. Further, the adaptive content server 130 can determine thatthis very limited set of adaptations is a single event and that, theadaptive content server 130 should not, therefore, update thesubscriber's preference information 134 for subsequent instances of thisprogram.

In one or more embodiments, a device 116 of the subscriber can collectinformation from sensors 187, 188, and 189, which monitor biologicinformation from that subscriber. Biologic information can include anymeasureable phenomenon that relates to the physical body of thesubscriber. For example, the subscriber's mobile communication device116 can be coupled to external sensors, such as a heartbeat sensor 188and/or a blood pressure sensor 187. The mobile communication device 116can also include built-in sensors 189. The mobile communication device116 can communicate with these sensors 187-189 via wirelesscommunication links. The sensors 187-189 can report raw, signalinformation and/or signals that have been converted to digitalmeasurements by the sensor prior to transmission to the mobilecommunication device 116 (e.g., smart sensor technology). The biologicinformation can include basic bodily measurements, such as thesubscriber's temperature, heartbeat rate, respiration rate, temperature,motion, and/or gestures. The biologic information can include audioand/or video that can be captured using the audio and/or video devicesof the mobile communication device 116.

In one or more embodiments, one or more of the sensors 188 can be“always live” such that the mobile communication device 116 captures acontinuous stream of biologic information. Any portion of the biologicinformation that is collected for the subscriber can be transmitted theadaptive content server 130 for use adaptation of media selections. Thebiologic information can be sent directly to the adaptive content server130 or can be sent, first, to a different server of the content provideror to a third-party server and then shared with the adaptive contentserver 130. The adaptive content server 130, or the mobile communicationdevice 116, can analyze information from one or more of the sensors187-189 to determine one or more emotional characteristics for thecurrent state of the subscriber. For example, the adaptive contentserver 130 can compare heart rate measurement and a temperature of thesubscriber to pre-established thresholds and concluded that thesubscriber is relaxing or is sleepy. Or, the adaptive content server 130can conclude that the subscriber may be agitated or in a happy state.The adaptive content server 130 can determine that the subscriber is inseveral identifiable emotional states. Or, the adaptive content server130 can determine that the subscriber's emotional state is notundetermined. The adaptive content server 130 can add audio and/or videoinformation to, for example, a blood pressure reading to determine theemotional characteristic. For example, the adaptive content server 130can distinguish and underdetermined state from a state, where thesubscriber is concentrating on a project for school.

In one or more embodiments, the adaptive content server 130 can use thecurrent emotional characteristic of the subscriber to determine how toadapt a media selection for meeting the needs of the subscriber. Forexample, the media selection can be an action movie, featuring severalcar chase sequences interspersed with a relatively slow back story. Ifthe adaptive content server 130 determines from the biologic informationthat the subscriber is in relaxed state, the adaptive content server 130may conclude that the subscriber, who has selected the action movie, isperfectly fine with keeping the slower scenes in the film. Conversely,if the adaptive content server 130 determines that the subscriber is inan agitated state, then the adaptive content server 130 can concludedthat the subscriber would rather watch a more condensed version of thefilm that focuses on the car chases. In either of the examples, theadaptive content server 130 could make the opposite assessment aboutwhich direction the subscriber might want to go with the mediaselection. In one or more embodiments, as the subscriber uses the system100, the adaptive content server 130 can determine which direction fitsthis particular subscriber by relying on direct and/or indirect feedbackfrom the subscriber. Direct feedback can be in the form of thesubscriber indicating that she likes or dislikes the version of themedia selection that has been generated by the adaptive content server130 based on its assessment of the subscriber's emotionalcharacteristic. Indirect feedback can be obtained by the adaptivecontent server 130 by looking, again, at the biologic information todetermine if the subscriber's emotional characteristic fits theobjective of the modified media selection.

In one or more embodiments, the adaptive content server 130 can receiveavailability information for the subscriber. The availabilityinformation can include information that is directly provided by thesubscriber. For example, the subscriber can enter information into themobile communication device 116, or another user device, indicating heravailability for watching (or listening to) the media selection. Thesubscriber can thereby inform the adaptive content server 130 that shecan watch the media selection “during the next 20 minutes” or that shewants to see a version of this movie that is exactly one hour in length.The information can be provided indirectly by the subscriber as well.For example, the subscriber may keep a daily planner or calendar ofevent or alarms in her mobile communication device 116. The adaptivecontent server 130 can access this planner/calendar/alarm information todetermine the subscriber's availability (at least in part). For example,if the subscriber's calendar indicates that she is only available towatch the media selection for two hours in the evening, then theadaptive content server 130 can determine that those two hours are themaximum length that is available the media selection. If the mediaselection is three episodes of a one-hour series. Then the adaptivecontent server 130 can determine that the three hours of selectedprogramming will need to be reduced to two-hours (or less) to fit theviewing window of the subscriber. In one or more embodiments, theadaptive content server 130 can combine the availability informationwith the emotional characteristic of the subscriber to direct themodification of the media selection. Returning to the example of theaction movie from above, the adaptive content server 130 can decidethat, in spite of the fact that the subscriber's current emotionalcharacteristic would allow for viewing the entire film, including boththe car chase scenes and the slower backstory, it is better for theadaptive content server 130 to, in fact, edit out most of the slowerbackstory elements so that the runtime of the modified version of themedia selection fits within the availability of the subscriber.

In one or more embodiments, the mobile communication device 116 canutilized its on-board location technology to determine a location forthe mobile communication device 116 (and, therefore, of the subscriberin possession of the device). For example, the mobile communicationdevice 116 can use a Global Positioning System (GPS) capability todetermine the GPS coordinates of the current location. The mobilecommunication device 116 track the historical coordinates of a timeperiod to establish not only the presence of the subscriber at thecurrent location but also to estimate how long the subscriber has beenat the location, whether she is moving relative to the location, and anestimate of how long she might remain in the location. In anotherexample, the mobile communication device 116 can user information from amap or navigation application to convert the coordinate-based locationinformation into real world location information. In one or moreembodiments, the mobile communication device 116 can report locationinformation (real world and/or GPS coordinate) to the adaptive contentserver 130.

In one or more embodiments, the adaptive content server 130 can use thelocation information to determine a current location of the mobilecommunication device 116. In one embodiment, the adaptive content server130 can determine the viewing environment of the location. For example,the subscriber may be located in her home, her office, a shopping mall,a theme park, a cinema, a carnival, an automobile, an airplane, and/or astadium. In one or more embodiments, the mobile communication device 116can report video and/or audio information to the adaptive content server130 to provide additional context for the location and to therebydetermine a viewing setting. For example, where the location informationcorresponds to the viewing environment a theme park, the additionalvideo/audio information can be used by the adaptive content server 130to determine that the viewing setting is, in fact, a birthday party thatis occurring at the theme park. For example, the adaptive content server130 can determine the viewing setting is a vacation, a current airlineflight, a current cruise on a cruise ship, a date, a wedding, ahoneymoon celebration, or an anniversary. In one or more embodiments,the adaptive content server 130 can combine the viewing environment andthe viewing setting when determining how to modify the media selection.For example, if the subscriber has requested the action film forimmediate viewing, and the adaptive content server 130 determines thatthe subscriber is currently at a birthday party at a theme park, thenthe adaptive content server 130 can use this information to determinethat the modification of the media selection should result in removing ascene in the film that includes sexual content and several instances ofcourse language. In one or more embodiments, the adaptive content server130 can combine any or all of the emotional characteristic, theavailability, and the location information when determining how tomodify the media selection.

In one or more embodiments, the adaptive content server 130 can modifythe media selection in a number of ways. For example, the adaptivecontent server 130 can remove content from the media selection to createthe modified version, as described above. The adaptive content server130 can enhance media selection. For example, the adaptive contentserver 130 can determine from the subscriber information (preference,biologic, location, availability) that the subscriber would benefit fromwatching a version of the media selection where the volume of spokenvoices was raised, while the volume of automobiles is lowered. Theadaptive content server 130 can modify the audio of the media selectionto achieve the needed changes using, for example, a digital signalprocessor (DSP).

In one or more embodiments, the adaptive content server 130 can enhancethe media selection by adding content from another media selection. Forexample, the adaptive content server 130 can generate a modified versionof a first media selection by adding content from a second mediaselection. Any available approach for the adaptive content server 130,such as adding, subtracting, lengthening, shortening, and/or enhancingthe media selection can be performed as a combination of one or manysteps. In one or more embodiments, the adaptive content server 130 candetermine from the subscriber information (preference, biologic,location, availability) that the adaptive content server 130 shouldgenerate a version of the media selection that includes content from asecond media selection. The adaptive content server 130 can determinewhich second media selection based on the subscriber information orbased on direct input of the subscriber. For example, the adaptivecontent server 130 can direct the mobile communication device to ask thesubscriber for the second media selection.

In one or more embodiments, the adaptive content server 130 can accesssocial media information 184 that is associated with the subscriber. Thesubscriber can be a member of one or more social media networks (e.g.,Facebook™, Twitter™). As part of these social media networks, thesubscriber can have associated co-members (e.g., “Friends”), who shareinterests. For example, the adaptive content server 130 can receivesocial media information 184 from a social media server 180 respectingone or more social media groups to which the subscriber belongs. Theadaptive content server 130 can determine from the social mediainformation 184, location information, preference information, and/oravailability information for the subscriber, which can be used to directmodification of the media selection.

FIG. 3 depicts an illustrative embodiment of a method used by inportions of the system described in FIGS. 1 and 2. In particular, FIG. 3shows illustrative embodiments of a method 300 for providing dynamicallyconfigurable, media content to subscriber devices.

In step 304, an adaptive content server 130 can receive a request for amedia selection. The request can come from a user device, such as amobile communication device 116 that is associated with the subscriber.The request can come from another device that is associated with thesubscriber. For example, a user device, such as a media processor 106can make the request for the media selection to the adaptive contentserver 130. In step 308, the adaptive content server 130 can receivebiologic information that has been collected from the subscriber (orother user) of the mobile communication device. In step 312, theadaptive content server 130 can use the biologic information todetermine one or more emotional characteristics of the subscriber. Oneor more pieces of biologic information can be combined to make thedetermination. Additional information, including availabilityinformation, location information, and/or social media information canbe used to determine the emotional characteristic. In step 316, theadaptive content server 130 can receive availability information for thesubscriber.

In step 320, the adaptive content server 130 can modify the mediaselection based on the emotional characteristic and the availability ofthe subscriber. In one or more embodiments, the media selection can bemodified based only the emotional characteristic or the availability ofthe subscriber. In step 324, the adaptive content server 130 cantransmit the modified media selection to the user equipment of thesubscriber (or to another device). In steps 328-332, the adaptivecontent server 130 can receive additional and/or updated biologic and/oravailability information from the user device indicative of the currentbiologic and/or availability of the subscriber during presentation ofthe media selection. The adaptive content server 130 can use theadditional and/or updated biologic and/or availability information tofurther modify the media selection, thereby providing dynamic adaptationof the media selection before, during, and after its presentation at theuser device.

While for purposes of simplicity of explanation, the respectiveprocesses are shown and described as a series of blocks in FIG. 3, it isto be understood and appreciated that the claimed subject matter is notlimited by the order of the blocks, as some blocks may occur indifferent orders and/or concurrently with other blocks from what isdepicted and described herein. Moreover, not all illustrated blocks maybe required to implement the methods described herein.

FIG. 4 depicts an illustrative embodiment of a first communicationsystem 400 for delivering media content. The communication system 400can represent an Interactive Television System, such as an InternetProtocol Television (IPTV) media system. Communication system 400 can beoverlaid or operably coupled with systems 100 and 200, of FIGS. 1 and/or2, as another representative embodiment of communication system 400. Forinstance, one or more devices illustrated in the communication system400 of FIG. 4 can be used for adapting media selections in thecommunication system to reflect subscriber (user) emotionalcharacteristics, availability, location, and/or preferences.

The IPTV media system can include a super head-end office (SHO) 410 withat least one super headend office server (SHS) 411 which receives mediacontent from satellite and/or terrestrial communication systems. In thepresent context, media content can represent, for example, audiocontent, moving image content such as 2D or 3D videos, video games,virtual reality content, still image content, and combinations thereof.The SHS server 411 can forward packets associated with the media contentto one or more video head-end servers (VHS) 414 via a network of videohead-end offices (VHO) 412 according to a multicast communicationprotocol.

The VHS 414 can distribute multimedia broadcast content via an accessnetwork 418 to commercial and/or residential buildings 402 housing agateway 404 (such as a residential or commercial gateway). The accessnetwork 418 can represent a group of digital subscriber line accessmultiplexers (DSLAMs) located in a central office or a service areainterface that provide broadband services over fiber optical links orcopper twisted pairs 419 to buildings 402. The gateway 404 can usecommunication technology to distribute broadcast signals to mediaprocessors 406 such as Set-Top Boxes (STBs) which in turn presentbroadcast channels to media devices 408 such as computers or televisionsets managed in some instances by a media controller 407 (such as aninfrared or RF remote controller).

The gateway 404, the media processors 406, and media devices 408 canutilize tethered communication technologies (such as coaxial, powerlineor phone line wiring) or can operate over a wireless access protocolsuch as Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), Bluetooth®, Zigbee®, or other presentor next generation local or personal area wireless network technologies.By way of these interfaces, unicast communications can also be invokedbetween the media processors 406 and subsystems of the IPTV media systemfor services such as video-on-demand (VoD), browsing an electronicprogramming guide (EPG), or other infrastructure services.

A satellite broadcast television system 429 can be used in the mediasystem of FIG. 4. The satellite broadcast television system can beoverlaid, operably coupled with, or replace the IPTV system as anotherrepresentative embodiment of communication system 400. In thisembodiment, signals transmitted by a satellite 415 that include mediacontent can be received by a satellite dish receiver 431 coupled to thebuilding 402. Modulated signals received by the satellite dish receiver431 can be transferred to the media processors 406 for demodulating,decoding, encoding, and/or distributing broadcast channels to the mediadevices 408. The media processors 406 can be equipped with a broadbandport to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) network 432 to enableinteractive services such as VoD and EPG as described above.

In yet another embodiment, an analog or digital cable broadcastdistribution system such as cable TV system 433 can be overlaid,operably coupled with, or replace the IPTV system and/or the satelliteTV system as another representative embodiment of communication system400. In this embodiment, the cable TV system 433 can also provideInternet, telephony, and interactive media services. System 400 enablesvarious types of interactive television and/or services including IPTV,cable and/or satellite.

The subject disclosure can apply to other present or next generationover-the-air and/or landline media content services system.

Some of the network elements of the IPTV media system can be coupled toone or more computing devices 430, a portion of which can operate as aweb server for providing web portal services over the ISP network 432 towireline media devices 408 or wireless communication devices 416.

Communication system 400 can also provide for all or a portion of thecomputing devices 430 to function as an adaptive content server 130(herein referred to as dynamic content server 430). The dynamic contentserver 430 can use computing and communication technology to performfunction 462, which can include among other things, the dynamic contentmodification techniques described by method 300 of FIG. 3. For instance,function 462 of server 430 can be similar to the functions described forthe adaptive content server 130, of FIGS. 1 and 2, in accordance withmethod 300, of FIG. 3. The media processors 406 and wirelesscommunication devices 416 can be provisioned with software functions 464and 466, respectively, to utilize the services of dynamic content server430. For instance, functions 464 and 466 of media processors 406 andwireless communication devices 416 can be similar to the functionsdescribed for the communication devices 116, 118, and 106 of FIG. 1 inaccordance with method 300, of FIG. 3.

Multiple forms of media services can be offered to media devices overlandline technologies such as those described above. Additionally, mediaservices can be offered to media devices by way of a wireless accessbase station 417 operating according to common wireless access protocolssuch as Global System for Mobile or GSM, Code Division Multiple Accessor CDMA, Time Division Multiple Access or TDMA, Universal MobileTelecommunications or UMTS, World interoperability for Microwave orWiMAX, Software Defined Radio or SDR, Long Term Evolution or LTE, and soon. Other present and next generation wide area wireless access networktechnologies can be used in one or more embodiments of the subjectdisclosure.

FIG. 5 depicts an illustrative embodiment of a communication system 500employing an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network architecture tofacilitate the combined services of circuit-switched and packet-switchedsystems. Communication system 500 can be overlaid or operably coupledwith systems 100 and 200, of FIGS. 1 and 2, and communication system 400as another representative embodiment of communication system 400. Thecommunication system 500 of FIG. 5 can be used for adapting mediaselections in the communication system to reflect subscriber (user)emotional characteristics, availability, location, and/or preferences.

Communication system 500 can comprise a Home Subscriber Server (HSS)540, a tElephone NUmber Mapping (ENUM) server 530, and other networkelements of an IMS network 550. The IMS network 550 can establishcommunications between IMS-compliant communication devices (CDs) 501,502, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) CDs 503, 505, andcombinations thereof by way of a Media Gateway Control Function (MGCF)520 coupled to a PSTN network 560. The MGCF 520 need not be used when acommunication session involves IMS CD to IMS CD communications. Acommunication session involving at least one PSTN CD may utilize theMGCF 520.

IMS CDs 501, 502 can register with the IMS network 550 by contacting aProxy Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) which communicates with aninterrogating CSCF (I-CSCF), which in turn, communicates with a ServingCSCF (S-CSCF) to register the CDs with the HSS 540. To initiate acommunication session between CDs, an originating IMS CD 501 can submita Session Initiation Protocol (SIP INVITE) message to an originatingP-CSCF 504 which communicates with a corresponding originating S-CSCF506. The originating S-CSCF 506 can submit the SIP INVITE message to oneor more application servers (ASs) 517 that can provide a variety ofservices to IMS subscribers.

For example, the application servers 517 can be used to performoriginating call feature treatment functions on the calling party numberreceived by the originating S-CSCF 506 in the SIP INVITE message.Originating treatment functions can include determining whether thecalling party number has international calling services, call IDblocking, calling name blocking, 7-digit dialing, and/or is requestingspecial telephony features (e.g., *72 forward calls, *73 cancel callforwarding, *67 for caller ID blocking, and so on). Based on initialfilter criteria (iFCs) in a subscriber profile associated with a CD, oneor more application servers may be invoked to provide various calloriginating feature services.

Additionally, the originating S-CSCF 506 can submit queries to the ENUMsystem 530 to translate an E.164 telephone number in the SIP INVITEmessage to a SIP Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) if the terminatingcommunication device is IMS-compliant. The SIP URI can be used by anInterrogating CSCF (I-CSCF) 507 to submit a query to the HSS 540 toidentify a terminating S-CSCF 514 associated with a terminating IMS CDsuch as reference 502. Once identified, the I-CSCF 507 can submit theSIP INVITE message to the terminating S-CSCF 514. The terminating S-CSCF514 can then identify a terminating P-CSCF 516 associated with theterminating CD 502. The P-CSCF 516 may then signal the CD 502 toestablish Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication services,thereby enabling the calling and called parties to engage in voiceand/or data communications. Based on the iFCs in the subscriber profile,one or more application servers may be invoked to provide various callterminating feature services, such as call forwarding, do not disturb,music tones, simultaneous ringing, sequential ringing, etc.

In some instances the aforementioned communication process issymmetrical. Accordingly, the terms “originating” and “terminating” inFIG. 5 may be interchangeable. It is further noted that communicationsystem 500 can be adapted to support video conferencing. In addition,communication system 500 can be adapted to provide the IMS CDs 501, 502with the multimedia and Internet services of communication system 400 ofFIG. 4.

If the terminating communication device is instead a PSTN CD such as CD503 or CD 505 (in instances where the cellular phone only supportscircuit-switched voice communications), the ENUM system 530 can respondwith an unsuccessful address resolution which can cause the originatingS-CSCF 506 to forward the call to the MGCF 520 via a Breakout GatewayControl Function (BGCF) 519. The MGCF 520 can then initiate the call tothe terminating PSTN CD over the PSTN network 560 to enable the callingand called parties to engage in voice and/or data communications.

It is further appreciated that the CDs of FIG. 5 can operate as wirelineor wireless devices. For example, the CDs of FIG. 5 can becommunicatively coupled to a cellular base station 521, a femtocell, aWiFi router, a Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) baseunit, or another suitable wireless access unit to establishcommunications with the IMS network 550 of FIG. 5. The cellular accessbase station 521 can operate according to common wireless accessprotocols such as GSM, CDMA, TDMA, UMTS, WiMax, SDR, LTE, and so on.Other present and next generation wireless network technologies can beused by one or more embodiments of the subject disclosure. Accordingly,multiple wireline and wireless communication technologies can be used bythe CDs of FIG. 5.

Cellular phones supporting LTE can support packet-switched voice andpacket-switched data communications and thus may operate asIMS-compliant mobile devices. In this embodiment, the cellular basestation 521 may communicate directly with the IMS network 550 as shownby the arrow connecting the cellular base station 521 and the P-CSCF516.

Alternative forms of a CSCF can operate in a device, system, component,or other form of centralized or distributed hardware and/or software.Indeed, a respective CSCF may be embodied as a respective CSCF systemhaving one or more computers or servers, either centralized ordistributed, where each computer or server may be configured to performor provide, in whole or in part, any method, step, or functionalitydescribed herein in accordance with a respective CSCF. Likewise, otherfunctions, servers and computers described herein, including but notlimited to, the HSS, the ENUM server, the BGCF, and the MGCF, can beembodied in a respective system having one or more computers or servers,either centralized or distributed, where each computer or server may beconfigured to perform or provide, in whole or in part, any method, step,or functionality described herein in accordance with a respectivefunction, server, or computer.

The dynamic content server 430 of FIG. 4 can be operably coupled tocommunication system 500 for purposes similar to those described above.Dynamic content server 430 can perform function 462 and thereby providedynamic content services to the CDs 501, 502, 503 and 505 of FIG. 5similar to the functions described for the adaptive content server 130of FIG. 1 in accordance with method 300 of FIG. 3. CDs 501, 502, 503 and505, which can be adapted with software to perform function 572 toutilize the services of the dynamic content server 430 similar to thefunctions described for communication devices 116 of FIGS. 1 and 2 inaccordance with method 300 of FIG. 3. Dynamic content server 430 can bean integral part of the application server(s) 517 performing function574, which can be substantially similar to function 462 and adapted tothe operations of the IMS network 550.

For illustration purposes only, the terms S-CSCF, P-CSCF, I-CSCF, and soon, can be server devices, but may be referred to in the subjectdisclosure without the word “server.” It is also understood that anyform of a CSCF server can operate in a device, system, component, orother form of centralized or distributed hardware and software. It isfurther noted that these terms and other terms such as DIAMETER commandsare terms can include features, methodologies, and/or fields that may bedescribed in whole or in part by standards bodies such as 3^(rd)Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). It is further noted that some orall embodiments of the subject disclosure may in whole or in partmodify, supplement, or otherwise supersede final or proposed standardspublished and promulgated by 3GPP.

FIG. 6 depicts an illustrative embodiment of a web portal 602 of acommunication system 600. Communication system 600 can be overlaid oroperably coupled with systems 100 and 200 of FIGS. 1 and 2,communication system 400, and/or communication system 500 as anotherrepresentative embodiment of systems 100 and 200 of FIGS. 1 and 2,communication system 400, and/or communication system 500. The webportal 602 can be used for managing services of systems 100 and 200 ofFIGS. 1 and 2 and communication systems 400 and 500. A web page of theweb portal 602 can be accessed by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) withan Internet browser using an Internet-capable communication device suchas those described in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 5. The web portal 602 can beconfigured, for example, to access a media processor 406 and servicesmanaged thereby such as a Digital Video Recorder (DVR), a Video onDemand (VoD) catalog, an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG), or apersonal catalog (such as personal videos, pictures, audio recordings,etc.) stored at the media processor 406. The web portal 602 can also beused for provisioning IMS services described earlier, provisioningInternet services, provisioning cellular phone services, and so on.

The web portal 602 can further be utilized to manage and provisionsoftware applications 462-466, and 572-574 to adapt these applicationsas may be desired by subscribers and/or service providers of systems 100and 200 of FIGS. 1 and 2, and communication systems 400 and 500. Forinstance, users of the services provided by the adaptive content server130 or 430 can log into their on-line accounts and provision the servers130 or 430 with preference information regarding media content typesand/or configuration of media content or to provide device contactinformation to the adaptive content server 130 or 430 to enable it tocommunication with devices described in FIGS. 1-5. Service providers canlog onto an administrator account to provision, monitor and/or maintainthe systems 100 and 200 of FIGS. 1 and 2 or server 430.

FIG. 7 depicts an illustrative embodiment of a communication device 700.Communication device 700 can serve in whole or in part as anillustrative embodiment of the devices depicted in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and/or5 and can be configured to perform portions of method 300 of FIG. 3.

Communication device 700 can comprise a wireline and/or wirelesstransceiver 702 (herein transceiver 702), a user interface (UI) 704, apower supply 714, a location receiver 716, a motion sensor 718, anorientation sensor 720, and a controller 706 for managing operationsthereof. The transceiver 702 can support short-range or long-rangewireless access technologies such as Bluetooth®, ZigBee®, WiFi, DECT, orcellular communication technologies, just to mention a few (Bluetooth®and ZigBee® are trademarks registered by the Bluetooth® Special InterestGroup and the ZigBee® Alliance, respectively). Cellular technologies caninclude, for example, CDMA-1×, UMTS/HSDPA, GSM/GPRS, TDMA/EDGE, EV/DO,WiMAX, SDR, LTE, as well as other next generation wireless communicationtechnologies as they arise. The transceiver 702 can also be adapted tosupport circuit-switched wireline access technologies (such as PSTN),packet-switched wireline access technologies (such as TCP/IP, VoIP,etc.), and combinations thereof.

The UI 704 can include a depressible or touch-sensitive keypad 708 witha navigation mechanism such as a roller ball, a joystick, a mouse, or anavigation disk for manipulating operations of the communication device700. The keypad 708 can be an integral part of a housing assembly of thecommunication device 700 or an independent device operably coupledthereto by a tethered wireline interface (such as a USB cable) or awireless interface supporting for example Bluetooth®. The keypad 708 canrepresent a numeric keypad commonly used by phones, and/or a QWERTYkeypad with alphanumeric keys. The UI 704 can further include a display710 such as monochrome or color LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), OLED(Organic Light Emitting Diode) or other suitable display technology forconveying images to an end user of the communication device 700. In anembodiment where the display 710 is touch-sensitive, a portion or all ofthe keypad 708 can be presented by way of the display 710 withnavigation features.

The display 710 can use touch screen technology to also serve as a userinterface for detecting user input. As a touch screen display, thecommunication device 700 can be adapted to present a user interface withgraphical user interface (GUI) elements that can be selected by a userwith a touch of a finger. The touch screen display 710 can be equippedwith capacitive, resistive or other forms of sensing technology todetect how much surface area of a user's finger has been placed on aportion of the touch screen display. This sensing information can beused to control the manipulation of the GUI elements or other functionsof the user interface. The display 710 can be an integral part of thehousing assembly of the communication device 700 or an independentdevice communicatively coupled thereto by a tethered wireline interface(such as a cable) or a wireless interface.

The UI 704 can also include an audio system 712 that utilizes audiotechnology for conveying low volume audio (such as audio heard inproximity of a human ear) and high volume audio (such as speakerphonefor hands free operation). The audio system 712 can further include amicrophone for receiving audible signals of an end user. The audiosystem 712 can also be used for voice recognition applications. The UI704 can further include an image sensor 713 such as a charged coupleddevice (CCD) camera for capturing still or moving images.

The power supply 714 can utilize common power management technologiessuch as replaceable and rechargeable batteries, supply regulationtechnologies, and/or charging system technologies for supplying energyto the components of the communication device 700 to facilitatelong-range or short-range portable applications. Alternatively, or incombination, the charging system can utilize external power sources suchas DC power supplied over a physical interface such as a USB port orother suitable tethering technologies.

The location receiver 716 can utilize location technology such as aglobal positioning system (GPS) receiver capable of assisted GPS foridentifying a location of the communication device 700 based on signalsgenerated by a constellation of GPS satellites, which can be used forfacilitating location services such as navigation. The motion sensor 718can utilize motion sensing technology such as an accelerometer, agyroscope, or other suitable motion sensing technology to detect motionof the communication device 700 in three-dimensional space. Theorientation sensor 720 can utilize orientation sensing technology suchas a magnetometer to detect the orientation of the communication device700 (north, south, west, and east, as well as combined orientations indegrees, minutes, or other suitable orientation metrics).

The communication device 700 can use the transceiver 702 to alsodetermine a proximity to a cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth®, or other wirelessaccess points by sensing techniques such as utilizing a received signalstrength indicator (RSSI) and/or signal time of arrival (TOA) or time offlight (TOF) measurements. The controller 706 can utilize computingtechnologies such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP),programmable gate arrays, application specific integrated circuits,and/or a video processor with associated storage memory such as Flash,ROM, RAM, SRAM, DRAM or other storage technologies for executingcomputer instructions, controlling, and processing data supplied by theaforementioned components of the communication device 700.

Other components not shown in FIG. 7 can be used in one or moreembodiments of the subject disclosure. For instance, the communicationdevice 700 can include a reset button (not shown). The reset button canbe used to reset the controller 706 of the communication device 700. Inyet another embodiment, the communication device 700 can also include afactory default setting button positioned, for example, below a smallhole in a housing assembly of the communication device 700 to force thecommunication device 700 to re-establish factory settings. In thisembodiment, a user can use a protruding object such as a pen or paperclip tip to reach into the hole and depress the default setting button.The communication device 700 can also include a slot for adding orremoving an identity module such as a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)card. SIM cards can be used for identifying subscriber services,executing programs, storing subscriber data, and so forth.

The communication device 700 as described herein can operate with moreor less of the circuit components shown in FIG. 7. These variantembodiments can be used in one or more embodiments of the subjectdisclosure.

The communication device 700 can be adapted to perform the functions ofdevices of FIGS. 1 and/or 2, the media processor 406, the media devices408, or the portable communication devices 416 of FIG. 4, as well as theIMS CDs 501-502 and PSTN CDs 503-505 of FIG. 5. It will be appreciatedthat the communication device 700 can also represent other devices thatcan operate in systems of FIGS. 1 and/or 2, communication systems400-500 of FIGS. 4-5 such as a gaming console and a media player. Inaddition, the controller 706 can be adapted in various embodiments toperform the functions 462-466 and 572-574, respectively.

Upon reviewing the aforementioned embodiments, it would be evident to anartisan with ordinary skill in the art that said embodiments can bemodified, reduced, or enhanced without departing from the scope of theclaims described below.

It should be understood that devices described in the exemplaryembodiments can be in communication with each other via various wirelessand/or wired methodologies. The methodologies can be links that aredescribed as coupled, connected and so forth, which can includeunidirectional and/or bidirectional communication over wireless pathsand/or wired paths that utilize one or more of various protocols ormethodologies, where the coupling and/or connection can be direct (e.g.,no intervening processing device) and/or indirect (e.g., an intermediaryprocessing device such as a router).

FIG. 8 depicts an exemplary diagrammatic representation of a machine inthe form of a computer system 800 within which a set of instructions,when executed, may cause the machine to perform any one or more of themethods described above. One or more instances of the machine canoperate, for example, as the adaptive content server 130, the mediaprocessor 106, the mobile communication device 116, the computer device118, the social media server 180, the subscription server 135, and/orother devices of FIGS. 1-5. In some embodiments, the machine may beconnected (e.g., using a network 826) to other machines. In a networkeddeployment, the machine may operate in the capacity of a server or aclient user machine in a server-client user network environment, or as apeer machine in a peer-to-peer (or distributed) network environment.

The machine may comprise a server computer, a client user computer, apersonal computer (PC), a tablet, a smart phone, a laptop computer, adesktop computer, a control system, a network router, switch or bridge,or any machine capable of executing a set of instructions (sequential orotherwise) that specify actions to be taken by that machine. It will beunderstood that a communication device of the subject disclosureincludes broadly any electronic device that provides voice, video ordata communication. Further, while a single machine is illustrated, theterm “machine” shall also be taken to include any collection of machinesthat individually or jointly execute a set (or multiple sets) ofinstructions to perform any one or more of the methods discussed herein.

The computer system 800 may include a processor (or controller) 802(e.g., a central processing unit (CPU)), a graphics processing unit(GPU, or both), a main memory 804 and a static memory 806, whichcommunicate with each other via a bus 808. The computer system 800 mayfurther include a display unit 810 (e.g., a liquid crystal display(LCD), a flat panel, or a solid state display). The computer system 800may include an input device 812 (e.g., a keyboard), a cursor controldevice 814 (e.g., a mouse), a disk drive unit 816, a signal generationdevice 818 (e.g., a speaker or remote control) and a network interfacedevice 820. In distributed environments, the embodiments described inthe subject disclosure can be adapted to utilize multiple display units810 controlled by two or more computer systems 800. In thisconfiguration, presentations described by the subject disclosure may inpart be shown in a first of the display units 810, while the remainingportion is presented in a second of the display units 810.

The disk drive unit 816 may include a tangible computer-readable storagemedium 822 on which is stored one or more sets of instructions (e.g.,software 824) embodying any one or more of the methods or functionsdescribed herein, including those methods illustrated above. Theinstructions 824 may also reside, completely or at least partially,within the main memory 804, the static memory 806, and/or within theprocessor 802 during execution thereof by the computer system 800. Themain memory 804 and the processor 802 also may constitute tangiblecomputer-readable storage media.

Dedicated hardware implementations including, but not limited to,application specific integrated circuits, programmable logic arrays andother hardware devices can likewise be constructed to implement themethods described herein. Application specific integrated circuits andprogrammable logic array can use downloadable instructions for executingstate machines and/or circuit configurations to implement embodiments ofthe subject disclosure. Applications that may include the apparatus andsystems of various embodiments broadly include a variety of electronicand computer systems. Some embodiments implement functions in two ormore specific interconnected hardware modules or devices with relatedcontrol and data signals communicated between and through the modules,or as portions of an application-specific integrated circuit. Thus, theexample system is applicable to software, firmware, and hardwareimplementations.

In accordance with various embodiments of the subject disclosure, theoperations or methods described herein are intended for operation assoftware programs or instructions running on or executed by a computerprocessor or other computing device, and which may include other formsof instructions manifested as a state machine implemented with logiccomponents in an application specific integrated circuit or fieldprogrammable gate array. Furthermore, software implementations (e.g.,software programs, instructions, etc.) including, but not limited to,distributed processing or component/object distributed processing,parallel processing, or virtual machine processing can also beconstructed to implement the methods described herein. It is furthernoted that a computing device such as a processor, a controller, a statemachine or other suitable device for executing instructions to performoperations or methods may perform such operations directly or indirectlyby way of one or more intermediate devices directed by the computingdevice.

While the tangible computer-readable storage medium 822 is shown in anexample embodiment to be a single medium, the term “tangiblecomputer-readable storage medium” should be taken to include a singlemedium or multiple media (e.g., a centralized or distributed database,and/or associated caches and servers) that store the one or more sets ofinstructions. The term “tangible computer-readable storage medium” shallalso be taken to include any non-transitory medium that is capable ofstoring or encoding a set of instructions for execution by the machineand that cause the machine to perform any one or more of the methods ofthe subject disclosure. The term “non-transitory” as in a non-transitorycomputer-readable storage includes without limitation memories, drives,devices and anything tangible but not a signal per se.

The term “tangible computer-readable storage medium” shall accordinglybe taken to include, but not be limited to: solid-state memories such asa memory card or other package that houses one or more read-only(non-volatile) memories, random access memories, or other re-writable(volatile) memories, a magneto-optical or optical medium such as a diskor tape, or other tangible media which can be used to store information.Accordingly, the disclosure is considered to include any one or more ofa tangible computer-readable storage medium, as listed herein andincluding art-recognized equivalents and successor media, in which thesoftware implementations herein are stored.

Although the present specification describes components and functionsimplemented in the embodiments with reference to particular standardsand protocols, the disclosure is not limited to such standards andprotocols. Each of the standards for Internet and other packet switchednetwork transmission (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP/IP, HTML, HTTP) can represent anexample of the state of the art. Such standards are from time-to-timesuperseded by faster or more efficient equivalents having essentiallythe same functions. Wireless standards for device detection (e.g.,RFID), short-range communications (e.g., Bluetooth®, WiFi, Zigbee®), andlong-range communications (e.g., WiMAX, GSM, CDMA, LTE) can be used bycomputer system 800. In one or more embodiments, information regardinguse of services can be generated including services being accessed,media consumption history, user preferences, and so forth. Thisinformation can be obtained by various methods including user input,detecting types of communications (e.g., video content vs. audiocontent), analysis of content streams, and so forth. The generating,obtaining and/or monitoring of this information can be responsive to anauthorization provided by the user.

The illustrations of embodiments described herein are intended toprovide a general understanding of the structure of various embodiments,and they are not intended to serve as a complete description of all theelements and features of apparatus and systems that might make use ofthe structures described herein. Many other embodiments will be apparentto those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. Theexemplary embodiments can include combinations of features and/or stepsfrom multiple embodiments. Other embodiments may be utilized and derivedtherefrom, such that structural and logical substitutions and changesmay be made without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Figuresare also merely representational and may not be drawn to scale. Certainproportions thereof may be exaggerated, while others may be minimized.Accordingly, the specification and drawings are to be regarded in anillustrative rather than a restrictive sense.

Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and describedherein, it should be appreciated that any arrangement which achieves thesame or similar purpose may be substituted for the embodiments describedor shown by the subject disclosure. The subject disclosure is intendedto cover any and all adaptations or variations of various embodiments.Combinations of the above embodiments, and other embodiments notspecifically described herein, can be used in the subject disclosure.For instance, one or more features from one or more embodiments can becombined with one or more features of one or more other embodiments. Inone or more embodiments, features that are positively recited can alsobe negatively recited and excluded from the embodiment with or withoutreplacement by another structural and/or functional feature. The stepsor functions described with respect to the embodiments of the subjectdisclosure can be performed in any order. The steps or functionsdescribed with respect to the embodiments of the subject disclosure canbe performed alone or in combination with other steps or functions ofthe subject disclosure, as well as from other embodiments or from othersteps that have not been described in the subject disclosure. Further,more than or less than all of the features described with respect to anembodiment can also be utilized.

Less than all of the steps or functions described with respect to theexemplary processes or methods can also be performed in one or more ofthe exemplary embodiments. Further, the use of numerical terms todescribe a device, component, step or function, such as first, second,third, and so forth, is not intended to describe an order or functionunless expressly stated so. The use of the terms first, second, thirdand so forth, is generally to distinguish between devices, components,steps or functions unless expressly stated otherwise. Additionally, oneor more devices or components described with respect to the exemplaryembodiments can facilitate one or more functions, where the facilitating(e.g., facilitating access or facilitating establishing a connection)can include less than every step needed to perform the function or caninclude all of the steps needed to perform the function.

In one or more embodiments, a processor (which can include a controlleror circuit) has been described that performs various functions. Itshould be understood that the processor can be multiple processors,which can include distributed processors or parallel processors in asingle machine or multiple machines. The processor can be used insupporting a virtual processing environment. The virtual processingenvironment may support one or more virtual machines representingcomputers, servers, or other computing devices. In such virtualmachines, components such as microprocessors and storage devices may bevirtualized or logically represented. The processor can include a statemachine, application specific integrated circuit, and/or programmablegate array including a Field PGA. In one or more embodiments, when aprocessor executes instructions to perform “operations”, this caninclude the processor performing the operations directly and/orfacilitating, directing, or cooperating with another device or componentto perform the operations.

The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided with the understanding thatit will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of theclaims. In addition, in the foregoing Detailed Description, it can beseen that various features are grouped together in a single embodimentfor the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method ofdisclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that theclaimed embodiments require more features than are expressly recited ineach claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subjectmatter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment.Thus the following claims are hereby incorporated into the DetailedDescription, with each claim standing on its own as a separately claimedsubject matter.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a processingsystem including a processor, biologic information associated with abody of a user and collected via a mobile communication device;determining, by the processing system, an emotional characteristicassociated with the user according to the biologic information, whereinthe emotional characteristic corresponds to a current mood of the user;receiving, by the processing system, a request to provide a first mediaselection to user equipment associated with the user; receiving, by theprocessing system, first availability information associated with theuser; modifying, by the processing system, a first version of the firstmedia selection according to the emotional characteristic of the userand according to the first availability information associated with theuser to generate a second version of the media selection; andtransmitting, by the processing system, the second version of the mediaselection to the user equipment associated with the user forpresentation at the user equipment.
 2. The method of claim 1, whereinthe biologic information includes heart rate, blood pressure,respiration, or any combination thereof.
 3. The method of claim 1,wherein the biologic information includes movement.
 4. The method ofclaim 1, further comprising receiving, by the processing system, firstavailability information associated with the user, wherein the modifyingof the first version of the first media selection is further accordingto the first availability information that is received.
 5. The method ofclaim 1, wherein a first runtime of the second version of the firstmedia selection corresponds to the first availability information. 6.The method of claim 1, wherein the biologic information includes audio,video, or a combination thereof.
 7. The method of claim 1, wherein themobile communication device comprises a wearable device.
 8. The methodof claim 1, wherein the user equipment comprises the mobilecommunication device.
 9. The method of claim 1, further comprisereceiving, by the processing system, a user preference associated withthe user, wherein the modifying of the first version of the first mediaselection is further according to the user preference.
 10. The method ofclaim 9, further comprising: receiving, by the processing system, userfeedback associated with the presentation of the second version of thefirst media selection at the user equipment; and updating, by theprocessing system, the user preference associated with the useraccording to the user feedback that is received.
 11. The method of claim1, further comprising determining, by the processing system, a secondmedia selection according to the first media selection and the emotionalcharacteristic, wherein the modifying of the first version of the firstmedia selection further comprises adding, by the processing system, asecond portion of the second media selection to the first mediaselection corresponding to the emotional characteristic.
 12. The methodof claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the processing system,location information associated with the user, wherein the determiningof the emotional characteristic associated with the user is furtheraccording to the location information.
 13. A non-transitorymachine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructionsthat, when executed by a processing system including a processor,facilitate performance of operations, comprising: receiving biologicinformation associated with a body of a user and collected via a mobilecommunication device; determining an emotional characteristic associatedwith the user according to the biologic information, wherein theemotional characteristic corresponds to a current mood of the user;receiving a request to provide a first media selection to user equipmentassociated with the user; receiving first availability informationassociated with the user; modifying a first version of the first mediaselection according to the emotional characteristic of the user andaccording to the first availability information associated with the userto generate a second version of the first media selection; andtransmitting the second version of the first media selection to userequipment associated with the user for presentation at the userequipment.
 14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium ofclaim 13, wherein the operations further comprise determining a settingfor the presentation of the second version of the first media selectionat the user equipment, wherein the modifying of the first version of thefirst media selection is further according to the setting that isdetermined.
 15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium ofclaim 14, wherein the operation further comprises accessing social mediainformation associated with the user, wherein the setting for thepresentation of the second version of the first media selection at theuser equipment is further determined according to the social mediainformation.
 16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium ofclaim 15, wherein the emotional characteristic associated with the useris further determined according to the social media information.
 17. Thenon-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein theoperations further comprise determining whether the user has viewed thefirst version of the first media selection, wherein the first version ofthe first media selection modified responsive to the determining thatthe user has not viewed the first version of the first media selection.18. A device, comprising: a processing system including a processor; anda memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by theprocessing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operationscomprising: receiving biologic information associated with a body of auser and collected via a mobile communication device; determining anemotional characteristic associated with the user according to thebiologic information, wherein the emotional characteristic correspondsto a current mood of the user; receiving a request to provide a firstmedia selection to user equipment associated with the user; receivingfirst availability information associated with the user; modifying afirst version of the first media selection according to the emotionalcharacteristic of the user and according to the first availabilityinformation associated with the user to generate a second version of themedia selection; and transmitting the second version of the mediaselection to the user equipment associated with the user forpresentation at the user equipment.
 19. The device of claim 18, whereinthe biologic information includes heart rate, blood pressure,respiration, or any combination thereof.
 20. The device of claim 18,further comprising receiving first availability information associatedwith the user, wherein the modifying of the first version of the firstmedia selection is further according to the first availabilityinformation that is received.